These are the claims of Broughton and Bretton Community Council, who, despite fully supporting the development, fear that the current roads will not be able to cope with the additional custom unless the correct infrastructure is also provided.

Construction of the new £13m project is now under way and comprises five restaurants – including PizzaExpress, Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito – and an 11-screen Cineworld IMAX multiplex cinema, new bus stops, improvements to public areas and the relocation of the existing recycling centre.

It is thought that the extension will provide a major boost to the local economy, safeguarding existing jobs and creating at least 230 new ones as well as jobs during the construction phase.

Noel Barnes, clerk to the council, explained that traffic can currently come off and get on the A55 in the Chester direction, but can’t come off or get on if drivers are heading west towards Conwy.

He told the Chronicle the community council had been pushing for new links to the A55 for years but had so far been unsuccessful.

He said: “Its a long way down the road.

“We think the infrastructure will come, but it has not been triggered yet.

“There may be pressure put on the government to do it in the future but the question is when?

“There another 300 houses being build just off the shopping park as well, add that to the Airbus shift changes and extra traffic from the new cinema and restaurants and it will bring more chaos.”

Mr Barnes added: “We are happy with the plans for the extension – the facility will be used by the local community and will help the retail park to become more of a destination.

“We want it to be successful and become a more active venue, all we ask is that infrastructure be brought too.”

The construction work on the development is expected to be complete during autumn 2014 with the cinema scheduled to open in spring 2015.

Colin Gilligan, Broughton Shopping Park’s manager, commented: “We will of course ensure that the building works, which will take place at the far end of the car park, will cause as little inconvenience to our shoppers as possible.”